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ERIC Number: ED018445
Record Type: RIE
Publication Date: 1965-Jan
Pages: 54
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Reference Count: 0
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PROFILE OF THE POOR WRITER--THE RELATIONSHIP OF SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS TO POOR WRITING IN COLLEGE.
WOODWARD, JOHN C.
A STUDY OF THE SPECIFIC BACKGROUND CHARACTERISTICS OF WRITING GROUPS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI WAS CONDUCTED IN ORDER TO DETERMINE THE BACKGROUND PROFILE OF INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE CONSIDERED POOR WRITERS, I.E., STUDENTS WHO RECEIVED D OR E IN WRITING FOR THE SEMESTER PRIOR TO THIS STUDY. DATA OBTAINED FROM STUDENT ANSWERS TO A QUESTIONNAIRE ARE BRIEFLY ANALYZED AND PRESENTED IN 45 TABLES. IN THE SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS CHAPTER, 42 CHARACTERISTICS OF THE POOR WRITER AND 19 CHARACTERISTICS OF THE GOOD WRITER ARE LISTED. A LIST OF TABLES AND AN APPENDIX CONTAINING THE QUESTIONNAIRE GIVEN TO STUDENTS ARE INCLUDED. (BN)
Descriptors: College Students, Educational Background, Educational Research, English, Family Characteristics, Independent Reading, Low Achievement, Student Attitudes, Student Characteristics, Student Evaluation, Tables (Data), Undergraduate Study, Writing (Composition), Writing Skills
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Authoring Institution: Miami Univ., Coral Gables, FL. Univ. Coll.
Identifiers: Florida (Coral Gables); University of Miami FL